Table 1.
Large-area land cover mapping efforts suitable for reporting trends (see Grekousis et al., 2015).
| Product | Study area | Spatial resolution | Satellite | Product dates | Method | Reference1 |
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| ESA-CCI | Globe | 300 m | MERIS, AVHRR, PROBA-V | Annual (‘92–‘15) | Digital | ESA (2017) |
| CORINE | Europe | 100 m | Landsat | ‘90, ‘00, ‘06, ‘12 | Visual | Büttner (2014) |
| LCTS | Canada | 1000 m | AVHRR | Annual (‘85–‘05) | Digital | Latifovic (2005) |
| LCTS | Canada | 250 m | MODIS | Annual (2001–2011) | Digital | Pouliot (2014) |
| DLCD (V2.1) | Australia | 250 m | MODIS | Biannual (‘01–‘15) | Digital | Lymburner (2011) |
| NLUD-C | China | 30 m | Landsat | 5 yrs (‘90–‘15) | Visual | Zhang (2014) |
| NLCD | USA, incl. Alaska | 30 m | Landsat | 2–3 yrs (2001–2016) | Digital | Homer (2004) |
| Forest | Globe | 30 m | Landsat | Annual (‘00 – ‘12) | Digital | Hansen (2012) |
1
Only first author listed.